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Kurt Cobain’s influence went beyond just the music he created with Nirvana. He also put the masses on to some of his own favorite artists. One particular document from his journals has been instructive to many fans – his top 50 albums. Each week, The Cobain 50 podcast digs into albums from this famous list and how they may have influenced Cobain and Nirvana. While learning the individual histories of the different albums on the list, we gain new insights into artists on the fringes as well as some of the biggest groups of all time. The podcast takes us through the legacies of acts like Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Breeders, Public Enemy, PJ Harvey, Black Flag, Mazzy Star, The Shaggs, Shonen Knife, and more. Episodes drop weekly starting January 10, 2024.
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- Come As You Are: A Live Finale Episode · 1 t. 13 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 58This episode marks the end of The Cobain 50 and El Cancionero de Kurt. After going through all 50 albums from Kurt’s list, we celebrated with an event in KEXP’s Gathering Space…
- Daniel Johnston – Yip/Jump Music (1983) · 50 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 57On our penultimate episode—and the final album on Kurt Cobain’s list—Martin Douglas dives into Yip/Jump Music by Daniel Johnston. Johnston rose from obscurity by self-recording…
- Half Japanese – We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (1990) · 46 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 56Janice Headley chats with frontman and co-founder Jad Fair for this in-depth look at the Half Japanese album We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love. Plus, KEXP presents the world…
- Butthole Surfers – Pee Pee the Sailor (1983) and Locust Abortion Technician (1987) · 34 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 55On this week’s episode of The Cobain 50, Dusty Henry digs deep into the two Butthole Surfers albums from Kurt’s list – Pee Pee The Sailor (also known as their self-titled debut…
- Swans – Young God (1984) · 31 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 54In this week’s episode, Dusty Henry digs into one of the more caustic bands on Kurt’s list – Swan’s and their 1984 EP, Young God. The band has one of the more abrasive sounds and…
- Bonus: Ray Farrell’s Journey Through Indie and Major Labels · 1 t. 6 min. · Sæson 2This week on The Cobain 50, we share one last bonus episode before we hit the final stretch of albums on Kurt Cobain’s top albums list. Ray Farrell may not be a familiar name to…
- Bonus: A Deeper Listen with Matt Cameron · 42 min. · Sæson 2This week on The Cobain 50, we’re taking a quick break from our regularly scheduled programming to share an interview with another Seattle music icon – Matt Cameron. Cameron is…
- The Frogs - It's Only Right and Natural (1989) · 33 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 53Roddy Nikpour speaks with Josh Modell about It’s Only Right and Natural by The Frogs. By modern standards, The Frogs created cancel-able album after cancel-able album. Somehow…
- What Records? - What Is It. (Compilation) (1982) · 38 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 52What Records? might not be a household name, but the small Los Angeles-based punk label had a cascading effect on punk-yet-to-come. Dusty Henry digs into this somewhat obscure…
- Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth (1980) · 37 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 51Janice Headley talks with Stuart Moxham of Young Marble Giants about Colossal Youth. This album from the Welsh post-punk trio may seem like a surprising entry on Kurt's list…
- The Faith and Void – The Faith/Void Split LP (1982) · 38 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 50Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas dive into The Faith/Void Split by The Faith and Void. In our last entry from the D.C. punk scene, we relive the youthful spirit that drove these…
- Flipper – Album – Generic Flipper (1982) · 39 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 49Martin Douglas dives into Album – Generic Flipper by Flipper. Despite the name, their debut album is anything but generic. Krist Novoselic (who briefly joined the band in the…
- Bonus: The Gits on Sound & Vision Live · 32 min. · Sæson 2Following KEXP's recent event celebrating The Gits and Martin Douglas's recent Throwaway Style newsletter, we want to tell you more about these contemporaries of Kurt Cobain. The…
- The Saints – Eternally Yours (1978) · 39 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 48Janice Headley dives into Eternally Yours by The Saints. (In his list, Kurt wrote the name of a single from the album, “Know Your Product.”) This is the story of how The Saints…
- Scratch Acid – Scratch Acid (1984) · 38 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 47Dusty Henry dives into the self-titled debut from Scratch Acid. This vein of — ahem — “alternative music” helped Nirvana in their own quest to balance abrasiveness with…
- Public Image Ltd. – The Flowers of Romance (1981) · 51 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 46Martin Douglas dives into The Flowers of Romance by Public Image Ltd. After he left the Sex Pistols in 1978, John Lydon created Public Image Ltd. under the influence of dub…
- Rites of Spring – Rites of Spring (1985) · 41 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 45We're back! This week, Dusty Henry dives into the self-titled debut from Rites of Spring. They represent the earliest iteration of “emo” music, proving that it would never be…
- It's Christmas in Seattle: We'll Be Back in 2025! · 4 min. · Sæson 2The Cobain 50 returns with new episodes January 8, 2025. We’re taking the month to rest with our families and listen to good music. We hope you’ll do the same! In the meantime…
- Fang – Landshark! (1983) · 20 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 44Disclaimer: This episode deals with topics including domestic abuse, drug use, and murder. Dusty Henry dives into Landshark! by Fang. Vocalist Sam “Sammytown” McBride murdered…
- Saccharine Trust – Paganicons (1981) · 27 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 43Martin Douglas dives into Paganicons by Saccharine Trust. Written in Kurt’s list as “1st EP,” Saccharine Trust’s debut is one of the most original releases from the SST catalog…
